Impact of Non-traditional Guitar Group Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-being in Parkinson's Disease Patients

Parkinson's Disease Clinical Trial

— PD/Guitar  

Official title:

Impact of Non-traditional Guitar Group Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-being in Parkinson's Disease Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02925065
• Other study ID #: IRB00091797
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 5, 2018
• Est. completion date: July 26, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2018
• Source: Johns Hopkins University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This controlled prospective cohort study is designed to assess the feasibility and effect of twice-weekly 60 minute non-traditional guitar classes on PD patient's self-reported and measurable outcomes including upper extremity function, motor findings, quality of life, mood, and cognitive findings. 24-30 individuals with PD will be randomly assigned to an early-start and a late-start guitar instruction group. Prior to conducting a larger study, this study seeks to assess the possibility that participation in an instrumental performance activity in a group setting may improve outcomes in PD patients.

Description:

PROBLEM STATEMENT: Engagement in musical activities has been found to improve symptoms in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), and physical therapy and music therapy have been demonstrated as viable non-pharmacological intervention methods that improve motor function in these individuals. Therapeutic instrumental music performance has the attributes of physical, rhythmic and social engagement combined with immediate auditory feedback, and has the potential to bring in additional neuro-rehabilitative effects associated with musical engagement into a treatment design. However, until now, much of the research has focused on the rhythmic aspects of music. Few studies have examined how active and complex engagement with music, such as learning to play an instrument, may help PD patients. Finger-style guitar instruction has the potential to improve bilateral dexterity in addition to other gains reported with music-based interventions in patients with PD.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this pilot controlled prospective cohort study is to assess the feasibility and the effects of non-traditional finger-style guitar classes on the quality of life, motor symptoms, upper extremity function, cognition, mood and social participation in individuals with PD.

HYPOTHESIS: The investigators hypothesize that a 6-week bi-weekly finger-style guitar group intervention (12 sessions in total) in addition to usual and routine treatment will be a feasible intervention in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), and both immediate and delayed start groups, of PD patients who participate in a twice-weekly non-traditional guitar class training for 6 weeks will have unchanged or improved upper extremity function and dexterity, improved quality of life and mood.

IMPORTANCE: The estimated overall prevalence of PD in the world is 315 per 100,000 individuals overall, and about 2 per 100 individuals 60 years of age or older, with higher estimates for older individuals living in North America, Europe and Australia. PD prevalence in the United States is projected to rise by 77% between 2010 and 2030. Music and rhythm-based interventions are noninvasive, patient-oriented techniques that lack side effects. The guitar is the most popular played instrument in the U.S, and it is the principal instrument of choice for music therapists. It is affordable and portable, with easy access to commercial instruction. Non-traditional engagement in finger-style music making on the guitar may have a broad impact on PD by improving the quality of functional upper extremity movements, decreasing the amplitude of involuntary movements, increasing social and cognitive participation in activities of daily living, and improving quality of life.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 26
• Est. completion date: July 26, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 7, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 89 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients (age 18-89) with idiopathic PD diagnosis according to the United Kingdom (UK) Brain Bank Criteria with bilateral motor symptoms.

• Hoehn and Yahr Stages 1-3.

• MoCA score >24 to screen out patients with dementia.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior exposure to guitar training.

• History of prior trauma of the brain or upper extremities.

• Inability to personally consent to study.

• Inability or unwillingness to participate in twice weekly classes for 6 weeks.

• Agitation or hallucinations.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parkinson Disease
• Parkinson's Disease

Intervention

Other:
• Non-traditional group guitar instruction
A 6-week curriculum for non-traditional training in finger-style guitar has been developed with rhythmic and goal oriented upper extremity and finger movements. Guitar group intervention will be implemented at the Towson campus of the Peabody Preparatory. Intervention approaches will include rhythmic digital grip with finger isolation, goal directed rhythmic reach on the fret-board and rhythmic alternating tap-like digit and hand movements on the guitar. Participants will be provided with the instruments in the group setting without expectation of practice at home.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Johns Hopkins University (Peabody Institute & Department of Neurology)	Baltimore	Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Johns Hopkins University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Feasibility	Percentage of study completion will be used to assess feasibility of the intervention along with descriptive statistics. The study will be deemed feasible if 80% of participants complete 10 or more guitar group interventions. The factors that affect probability of attending guitar classes will also be investigated.	6 weeks
Secondary	Efficacy: Quality of Life	The Parkinson disease quality of life assessment (PDQ-39) (Peto, Jenkinson & Fitzpatrick, 1998) is a questionnaire that is designed to assess PD specific health related quality of life within the last month in individuals with PD. Dimensions covered include mobility, activities of daily living, emotional well-being, stigma and social support, cognition, communication and bodily support.	6 weeks and 12 week follow up
Secondary	Upper extremity motor function	Movement Disorder Society- Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS)	6 weeks and 12 weeks follow up
Secondary	Fine manual dexterity	Purdue pegboard test (PPBT) involves timed assembly of small items and assesses fine manual dexterity.	6 weeks and 12 weeks follow up
Secondary	Gross manual dexterity	Box and block test (BBT) involves timed transfer of 2.5cm3 blocks from one container to another and assesses the gross manual dexterity.	6 weeks and 12 weeks follow up
Secondary	Upper extremity activities of daily living function	Quick-Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (Q-DASH) (Gummeson, Ward & Atroshi, 2006) is an 11-item questionnaire that measures the self-reported disability of upper extremity.	6 weeks and 12 weeks follow up
Secondary	Upper extremity finger typing accuracy and speed	Finger typing task: Using index and middle finger to press 2 adjacent standard keyboard keys ('n' and 'm' for the right hand; 'c' and 'v' for the left hand) in alternating fashion as rapidly and accurately as possible in 60 seconds (each hand tested separately).	6 weeks and 12 weeks follow up
Secondary	Cognition	Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) (Nasreddine, 2005) is a rapid cognitive screening test that assesses cognitive performance in multiple domains including visuo-spatial and executive functions, naming, memory, attention, language, abstraction, and orientation.	6 weeks and 12 week follow up
Secondary	Mood	Geriatric Depression Scale (GD S-15) (Sheikh & Yesavage, 1986) is a 15 item questionnaire that assesses depression and suicide ideation in elderly individuals.	6 weeks and 12 week follow up
Secondary	Social Participation	World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) Social participation subscale. WHODAS 2.0 is a 36 item disability assessment questionnaire developed by the WHO Classification, Terminology and Standards team to measure health and disability. The social participation subscale (Domain 6) contains 8 items and measures impact of health on social participation.	6 weeks and 12 weeks follow up
Secondary	Group participation	Pittsburg Rehabilitation Participation Scale (PRPS) will be used to monitor participation intensity and quality of the participants in the guitar group intervention.	6 weeks and 12 weeks follow up